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Peter Eisentraut 23a78352c0 Error when creating names too long for tar format
The tar format (at least the version we are using), does not support
file names or symlink targets longer than 99 bytes.  Until now, the tar
creation code would silently truncate any names that are too long.  (Its
original application was pg_dump, where this never happens.)  This
creates problems when running base backups over the replication
protocol.

The most important problem is when a tablespace path is longer than 99
bytes, which will result in a truncated tablespace path being backed up.
Less importantly, the basebackup protocol also promises to back up any
other files it happens to find in the data directory, which would also
lead to file name truncation if someone put a file with a long name in
there.

Now both of these cases result in an error during the backup.

Add tests that fail when a too-long file name or symlink is attempted to
be backed up.

Reviewed-by: Robert Hass <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
2015-02-24 13:41:07 -05:00
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PostgreSQL Database Management System
=====================================

This directory contains the source code distribution of the PostgreSQL
database management system.

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
and functions.  This distribution also contains C language bindings.

PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:

	http://www.postgresql.org/download

See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
PostgreSQL.  That file also lists supported operating systems and
hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
system.  Copyright and license information can be found in the
file COPYRIGHT.  A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
instructions.

The latest version of this software may be obtained at
http://www.postgresql.org/download/.  For more information look at our
web site located at http://www.postgresql.org/.